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PEOPLE Maui Jim has named Richard Walker director of product development and David Stotz associate vice president of merchandising. Bausch + Lomb has named Fred Hassan chairman of the board of directors; Brent Saunders chief executive officer and a member of the board of directors; and Jane G. Mazur vice president, public relations, Global/North America, Vision Care. PixelOptics, Inc., welcomes Larry Rodriguez, senior vice president of global sales and marketing, and Connie Stewart, account manager for Southern California. Mike Debono is Westgroupe's new vice president, North American sales. Debono will oversee the Westgroupe direct frame business in Canada and manage Wescan's export business of Fysh UK Urban Kool Eyewear, Kliik Denmark, and Evatik to the United States.

Richard Walker of Maui Jim Mike Debono of Westgroupe

AWARDS

Audrey Reed, executive director of the Essilor Vision Foundation, was a finalist for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2010 Award in the Southwest Area–North.

Optometry Giving Sight has named Michael Goldsmid, OD, FAAO, of San Diego, Vision Source Philanthropist of the Year and Fern Hall, of the Lake Murray-San Carlos Optometric Center in San Diego, Staff Ambassador of the Year. The charity aims to provide vision care to underserved nations.

BUSINESS UPDATES

Marchon Brasil will become a wholly owned division of Marchon Eyewear, Inc., and will continue to operate as Marchon Brasil. The plan combines Marchon Brasil's sales, distribution, and operations with the company's worldwide design, manufacturing, and supply chain network of Marchon International.

The Foundation for Eye Health Awareness elected a board of directors at a recent meeting. The board will replace the interim board established in October 2009.

Applications are now being accepted for the 2010 American Optometric Association (AOA) Healthy Eyes Healthy People (HEHP) state association grants. Visit www.aoa.org for forms. Deadline: July 31, 2010.

CareCredit, a GE Money company which offers no-interest and extended-care payment plans for healthcare services, is expanding into the optical marketplace with CareCredit options to cover the costs of eyecare. Enrollment is free. INFO: 800-300-3046, ext. 4133, www.carecredit.com.

Wiley X, Inc., has relocated to 7800 Patterson Pass Road, Livermore, Calif., 94550. INFO: 800-776-7842, ext. 285.

GOOD DEEDS

HOYA Laboratories of America awarded a $10,000 unrestricted grant to Northeastern State University's College of Optometry through the Hoya Laboratories of America Grant Program.

HOYA Laboratories of America awards a $10,000 college grant (above); ClearVision's Dream sunglass by BCBGMAXAZRIA

ClearVision Optical helped sponsor Tickled Pink!, an event benefiting the Greater NYC affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure. ClearVision has raised over $150,000 for the charity through the sales of sunglasses in cooperation with BCBGMAXAZRIA.

Transitions Optical, Inc., was a sponsor of the Family Circle Cup a women's tennis tournament benefitting the Center for Women, a women's resource and development center in South Carolina.

CORRECTION

Arthur Shedden, MD, was misspelled in EB's June issue.